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Written Answers — Department of Finance: Mortgage Interest Rates (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 224. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is considering banning price differentiation between new and existing mortgage customers; if so, the timeline he is working towards for introduction of the necessary legislation; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3333/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Consumer Rights (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 225. To ask the Minister for Finance if he will honour the Government's commitment to introduce legislation to protect consumers' and businesses' access to cash; the steps he has taken to advance the drafting of this legislation; the timeline he is working towards; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3334/23]

Written Answers — Department of Finance: Tax Code (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 235. To ask the Minister for Finance if he is giving consideration to the difficulties facing co-habiting couples who jointly own a property and then must pay inheritance tax on their family home when one of them passes away; if he is considering the rights of co-habiting couples to apply to the Revenue Commissioners for a certificate to grant the same tax rights as married couples; and if he...

Written Answers — Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth: Departmental Staff (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 435. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the number of persons currently employed by his Department; the number assigned to the integration brief; the number of vacant positions currently under his Department's integration brief; the details of any changes to these numbers in each of the past four quarters; and if he will make a statement on the...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: An Garda Síochána (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 466. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality if the Garda National Vetting Bureau presented annual reports to his Department in each of the years 2016 to 2021; if he will provide a copy of each report; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3151/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (24 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 612. To ask the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the availability of sunosi, which is used to treat narcolepsy and obstructive sleep apnoea in Ireland; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3238/23]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Teacher Training (19 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 246. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the steps that are being taken to deal with the shortage of teachers of home economics in Dublin; if she will give consideration to allowing those currently working in home economics teaching roles who do not have the full teaching qualifications but have other level eight degrees such as certain chefs, the opportunity to undertake on the job...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medicinal Products (19 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 312. To ask the Minister for Health the status of the establishment of the inquiry into the historical licensing and prescribing of sodium valproate; the timeline that he is working towards in establishing this inquiry; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [2518/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Family Support Services (19 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 313. To ask the Minister for Health the services that are available to bereaved parents and families upon the loss of a child; if his attention has been drawn to the fact families are being directed to bereavement services in other jurisdictions due to a lack of domestic services; his plans to expand domestic services such as counselling for bereaved parents and families; and if he will make...

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff (19 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 382. To ask the Minister for Health the number of whole-time equivalent staff who have been recruited into the HSE since the beginning of 2022, in tabular form; and the number of staff who have retired or left the HSE in the same period. [2673/23]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Departmental Staff (19 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: 383. To ask the Minister for Health the number of staff who left his Department in 2022, by grade and quarter, in tabular form. [2679/23]

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I know the Minister did, but the Minister has to listen to him.

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: The Minister has to listen to him and follow the advice he has given. In the view of the committee, that is sound advice. People were very taken, when Mr. Kearns came in, and said this is such a breath of fresh air and makes sense and asked why we are not doing this quickly. That is where things have to go, and quickly. On the memorandum that went to Cabinet on this, the decision of...

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Good. I thank the Minister of State.

Capacity in the Health Services: Motion [Private Members] (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: To pick up on the last point made by Deputy Sherlock, there is an excellent example of what a community pharmacy can do in Cloyne. I am very familiar with it. That is a model that should be replicated all over. I very much welcome this motion. It is timely given the horrendous few weeks we have come through. At this point, after the last two or three weeks, some of the measures taken...

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Why did the Minister think they were doing it?

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: All the signs are clear. We see all the signs of reverse engineering of the figures in order to fit within the spending and donations limits. I am sure the Minister will agree with me when I say it is important our electoral laws and spending limits are strictly adhered to. I just hope he shows more respect for and engagement with SIPO if it opens an investigation than he has shown this House.

Statement by the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Here we are again with another Fine Gael Minister who seems to have problems with filling out statutory forms. First, we have the revelation that Deputy Damien English submitted a planning application which included a barefaced lie. Now we have a Minister for Finance who cannot keep track of his election donations and expenses. I will first remark on this process. Facilitating Opposition...

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: Can we take a reasonable approach to this?

An tOrd Gnó - Order of Business (18 Jan 2023)

Róisín Shortall: I understand the Ceann Comhairle was asked about that particular Standing Order. Can we set aside the ongoing spat between Fine Gael and Sinn Féin?